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Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks
Yes, this is a terrific book but my God the Culture are a pack of pricks.
Read MoreI Am Providence by Nick Mamatas
I am Providence is a terrific novel. It’s a murder mystery set at a Lovecraft convention. This might sound cringeworthy at first, the sort of book open to all sorts of shitty stereotypes, but works beautifully because...
Read MoreAnd the John W. Campbell Award finalists have been announced…
… I had no plans of reading the shortlist for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award until Jonathan Strahan pointed it out to me this morning. Here are the finalists: The Race by Nina Allan A Darkling Sea by James L. Cambias...
Read MoreAnd the winner of the Clarke Award is….
… the magnificent Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel – most definitely one of my favourite books for the 14/15 award season period.* (Thanks to Jonathan Strahan for pointing this out to me on Facebook this...
Read MoreBook Review: The Dark Between the Stars by Kevin J. Anderson
What’s It About I only read a third of the novel, but apparently it’s set twenty years after the 7-novels that form The Saga of the Seven Suns. So it’s both a Book One and a Book Eight. Representative Paragraph Because...
Read MoreThe Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley
What’s It About Set mostly in 1976, congregants from Saint Jude’s Church in London are heading to the Loney, a small village on the Lancashire coast, for Easter pilgrimage. Among them are two brothers, Smith and his mute...
Read MoreWho Should Win the Philip K Dick Award?
Here’s a reminder of the nominees with handy links to my reviews: ELYSIUM by Jennifer Marie Brissett (Aqueduct Press) THE BULLET-CATCHER’S DAUGHTER by Rod Duncan (Angry Robot) THE BOOK OF THE UNNAMED MIDWIFE by Meg Elison...
Read MoreBook Review: Reach For Infinity edited by Jonathan Strahan
What’s It About It’s the third anthology in Jonathan’s Strahan’s Infinity series. This one collects 14 short stories from writers like Ellen Klages, Adam Roberts and Karen Lord. It focuses on humanity taking...
Read MoreAnd So It Begins… The PKD Award nominees
The PKD Award nominees have been announced. And the nominees are: ELYSIUM by Jennifer Marie Brissett (Aqueduct Press) THE BULLET-CATCHER’S DAUGHTER by Rod Duncan (Angry Robot) THE BOOK OF THE UNNAMED MIDWIFE by Meg Elison...
Read More13 random and rambling thoughts about the Hugo Awards and one HUGE THANK YOU!
The Hugo Awards were announced earlier today. The winners can be found here and the all important stats can be found here. In no particular order here are my thoughts on the results: Apparently I’m not allowed to blame...
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